Princess Regent commissions new ferry MV 'Otuanga'ofa, Tonga

TONGA'S new inter-island ferry the MV 'Otuanga'ofa sailed around the Nuku'alofa harbour, following its commissioning by the Princess Regent HRH Princess Pilolevu Tuita on Thursday October 28 at the Queen Salote Wharf.

EPOXI Will Fly By Comet Harley 2, Thursday, November 4, 2010

Mission controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, are excited to announce that the EPOXI spacecraft will be conducting a close flyby of the Comet Harley 2 on November 4, 2010.

France tightens security measures after Bin Laden threats

PARIS, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- France has decided to tighten security measures after Bin Laden threatened to kill French people for its government's support of the war in Afghanistan and banning Muslim full-covered veils, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Wednesday

Flood death toll across Thailand rises to 122

BANGKOK, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department on Thursday confirmed that 122 people lives were claimed by nationwide flooding in northern, northeastern, eastern, central and southern regions.

Iran arrests "UK-linked terrorists"

TEHRAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Intelligence Ministry said it has arrested four UK-linked terrorists in the western city of Marivan, who carried out five assassinations in the last two years, the local satellite Press TV reported on Thursday.

Australia's Qantas suspends A380 flights

A Qantas Airways 380 passenger plane flight QF32 is sprayed by rescue services after making an emergency landing at Changi airport in Singapore November 4, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
SYDNEY, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Qantas Airways suspended all of its A380 aircraft service after one of its A380 jumbo jets made a dramatic

Greek police detonate suspicious parcel addressed to French embassy

ATHENS, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) - Greek police detonated on Thursday a suspicious package addressed to the French embassy in Athens, and are examining four suspicious parcels newly found in a courier company in an Athens suburb, according to local media reports.

KOREA's Global Daily News, Nov 04, 2010

Korean fans enraged at Taiwanese talk show over Girls’ Generation A talk show of Super TV in Taiwan raged fans of the Korean group band, Girls’ Generation, for using their picture in an inappropriate way.

Flying saucer-like test bomber, weapon system 606A Following is the contract between the U.S. Air Force and AVRO Aircraft of Canada.

'A chance to show Korea’s potential'

Actress Han Hyo-joo, a goodwill ambassador of G20 Seoul Summit
With just a week remaining before the G20 Seoul Summit, the streets are refurbished, media outlets are all abuzz with news associated with the historic meeting and residents of the capital are being asked to smile to incoming guests.

'Hermione' Emma Watson finally shows her tears

Popularity gives ‘Hermione’ stress.
Earned her fame playing Hermione in the movie Harry Potter, top actress Emma Watson, 20, has shared her distress of being well-known.
In a recent interview with Vogue megazine, she revealed there was time her campus life was a little tough.
Currently a student at Brown University, she had wanted to enjoy her life as a normal student without getting too much attention from others.
However, she freaked out when a number of classmates asked for her autograph.